A flat grey triangle has started showing up in discussions of China’s next military aviation ideas, looking less like an aircraft and more like a moving base. The concept is called Luanniao, and it is presented as a near-space aircraft carrier meant to stay high above weather,

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — American and Serbian airmen gathered in a hangar Friday morning and made a 12-ton aircraft hover a foot off the ground — but it wasn’t a magic trick. It was part of an annual exercise run by the 86th Maintenance Squadron ...

The U.S. Air Force and its fleet of over 4,800 aircraft are a critical component of America’s defense strategy. From stealth bombers and multirole fighters to transport helicopters and surveillance jets, each aircraft in the USAF inventory has a specific ...